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One of Colgate University’s most important employee benefits has been expanded to support children of employees seeking trade or vocational education. 

Ukranian writer and poet Victoria Amelina died on July 1 from injuries suffered in the Russian bombing of RIA Lounge, a restaurant in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, just eight months after speaking to a classroom of Colgate students for an Arts and Humanities Colloquium.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced for the first time Tuesday, June 20, a new Rebuild Rural America Act, which she hopes will be folded into the federal Farm Bill, in an effort to support infrastructure improvements and economic growth in rural communities.

Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist, free press advocate, and CEO of Rappler.com Maria Ressa will visit Colgate on Oct. 28 as the speaker for the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Colgate.

Katherinne Bertrand Ortiz ’23, a psychological science major from Fairfax, Va., is the recipient of Colgate’s 1819 Award, the University’s highest student honor.

Colgate’s associate vice president for emergency management, campus safety, and environmental health and safety has another title when he isn’t on campus: U.S. Air Force master sergeant.

On the latest episode of 13, join Colgate Associate Professor of History Dan Bouk for a deep dive into the history of the U.S. Census and some stories of the data it harbors.

The latest episode of 13 features Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Rebecca Shiner and Associate University Chaplain and Catholic Minister Mark Shiner.

On this season’s premiere episode of 13, Colgate’s Senior Director of Communications and Parent Initiatives Rebecca A. Downing, talks about the University’s resources for parents to help their students transition to college. 

Filmmaker Jacqueline King-Howell ’97 screened a portion of her upcoming documentary, Men of Mark, inspired by the work and research of Colgate University trustee emerita Diane Ciccone ’74, P’10.